Bombardier commercial aircraft orders drop year-over-year

Net orders for Bombardier commercial and business aircraft were down significantly in 2013 from the previous year.
Total deliveries of 238 aircraft were up slightly from 233 in 2012, but total orders net of cancellations stood at 388 aircraft, down substantially from 481 a year earlier.
On the commercial aircraft side, the company delivered 55 CRJs and Q400s, up from 50 in 2012 and meeting its target, but net orders for commercial aircraft, including the CSeries, dropped to 81 from 138 a ...

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